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We are proud to offer interactive & inquiry-based educational resources for schools & homeschool groups. Make the museum part of your school year!
Many Long Islanders share cherished memories of their field trip visit to The Whaling Museum, and often keep their carved scrimshaw boxes for decades. We hope to create that special lifelong memory for your students!
Many Long Islanders share cherished memories of their field trip visit to The Whaling Museum, and often keep their carved scrimshaw boxes for decades. We hope to create that special lifelong memory for your students!
View school program offerings as a PDF (trifold brochure).
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Museum Visit
Our museum welcomes thousands of school children every year, exploring themes about whales and Long Island’s connection to our oceans. Bring your students or homeschoolers to spark students' joy of learning and curiosity in our immersive galleries & hands-on workshop with an organized visit. Carving a scrimshaw box has become a right of passage on Long Island! |
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Museum-To-You
Can't make it to the museum? We'll hit the road and bring the museum to you! (Did you know our museum reaches 5,000 participants a year through our Museum-To-You program?) Save on bussing costs and invite a museum educator into your classroom, where students can explore hands-on museum artifacts up close, discuss ideas, and create a craft. Our programs provide quality educational experiences that increase understanding and appreciation of our maritime heritage, and promote lifelong learning. We visit schools, libraries, and community centers throughout the year. |
WONDERFUL WHALES
Explore the largest creatures who have ever lived. Touch amazing whale bones, baleen from a humpback whale's mouth, and giant sperm whale teeth. Discover how whales move and explore the museum’s collections through rotating stations. Craft: One blowhole or two? Teeth or baleen? Students explore whale body design and anatomy and create paper whale puppets.
Explore the largest creatures who have ever lived. Touch amazing whale bones, baleen from a humpback whale's mouth, and giant sperm whale teeth. Discover how whales move and explore the museum’s collections through rotating stations. Craft: One blowhole or two? Teeth or baleen? Students explore whale body design and anatomy and create paper whale puppets.
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“We look forward to the trip every year!” – Nicole Biscari, Grade 4, Elwood |
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WORLD OF WHALES
Discover the marvelous world of earth's giants, and the products people made from them. Students explore how whales have adapted to live in their ocean environment by understanding whale biology, touching real whale bones, looking at whale teeth, and touching baleen from a whale’s mouth. Explore the museum’s collections through organized station rotations. Craft: Students try their hand at carving scrimshaw or creating whale puppets (gr 1-2).
MARINE MACHINES
Discover the art & science behind the simple machine! Students explore the museum through the eyes of an engineer, discovering ingenious machines used aboard ships, including pulleys, levers, and screws. Uncover the innovation that made the harpoon what it is today. Craft: Culminate the visit by designing wooden sailing ships to take home. |
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A SAILOR'S DAY
Enjoy a day of history brought to life! Students explore a whaler’s life examining artifacts, tools, and whale bones, learning about nautical culture, and exploring the museum’s collection. Craft: Students carve scrimshaw to take home, break for lunch, and then enjoy a walking tour through Main Street of Cold Spring Harbor and discover the stories and personalities behind the 19th century homes & shops.
Enjoy a day of history brought to life! Students explore a whaler’s life examining artifacts, tools, and whale bones, learning about nautical culture, and exploring the museum’s collection. Craft: Students carve scrimshaw to take home, break for lunch, and then enjoy a walking tour through Main Street of Cold Spring Harbor and discover the stories and personalities behind the 19th century homes & shops.
WHALING: LONG ISLAND & BEYOND
How has the way people viewed whaling and whales changed through time? Come see and explore the artifacts bringing the books Moby Dick and In the Heart of the Sea to life. Students examine our 19th century whaleboat, the only one in NY with its original gear, as an object that tells a story. Students will deepen their perspective of how the whaling industry shaped communities, while inspiring the globe's first environmental movement. Craft: Students carve scrimshaw art on keepsake boxes. Our most popular craft through the years!
How has the way people viewed whaling and whales changed through time? Come see and explore the artifacts bringing the books Moby Dick and In the Heart of the Sea to life. Students examine our 19th century whaleboat, the only one in NY with its original gear, as an object that tells a story. Students will deepen their perspective of how the whaling industry shaped communities, while inspiring the globe's first environmental movement. Craft: Students carve scrimshaw art on keepsake boxes. Our most popular craft through the years!
Museum Visit |
Museum-To-You |
Cost $10/Student 2 Hour Visit | Craft included Sailor's Day Program is $15/Student, which includes walking tour and craft. Additional $0.50/student if eating bag lunch at museum |
Cost $300 per class 1 Hour Visit | Craft Included Mileage fees may apply if more than 15 miles from Museum. |
Adults 1 teacher & 2 chaperones admitted free per class. Additional adults are $6 each. |
Adults Minimum 1 teacher per class |
Times Weekday field trips are 2 hours long (1.5 hours for Wonderful Whales program; 3.5-4 hours for Sailor's Day program), and are booked at a mutually convenient time. Trips typically start at 9:30 or 10am, and run until 11:30 to 12pm. |
Times Weekday Museum-To-You programs are 1 hour long, and are booked at a mutually convenient time. |
Class Size Minimum of 15 Students, or $150. Maximum of 70 per day |
Class Size No Minimum Maximum of 40 students |
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Phone:
631.367.3418 x10 weekdays |
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Email:
[email protected] |
